Central & South America

New figures have found that the sales of property in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have increased significantly in the last year. Data from the Provincial Notary College showed that sales of homes in Buenos Aires increased by 13 per cent between March 2011 and March 2012 with a particularly steep rise in sales in the last couple of months.
Keep reading to learn more about the booming sales and rental market in Buenos Aires.

A couple of months ago, I got a wild hair to sell our house in Oakleigh and buy another house nearby (the long-suffering Kevin insists my hobby is buying and selling homes, but I think that’s a gross exaggeration). Of course, it’s a lousy time to sell. I knew we wouldn’t get what we think our house is worth but I figured we’d make it up on the buying side, right?

Jamaica property and strata corporations lobby government to get proactive laws that will force real estate owners to remain compliant with maintenance fees and insurance premiums; Colin Scott VP of Jamaica-Real Estate.Net comments on this unprecedented law in Jamaica's history could dramatically change the values of real estate in the island.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Not too long ago, real-estate development in Latin America was hot, foreign money was flowing in, and local companies were going public as the construction industry boomed.

Invariably, when North Americans visit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, they have such a good time under absolutely ideal conditions that they hate to leave. Upon returning home, many start planning their next trip to Vallarta and can only dream about retiring here someday. The fortunate ones, either currently retired or about to retire, often start thinking about how they can own a piece of Paradise and spend at least a part of their retirement in Vallarta.

Home prices nationally continue to decline, but prices in the Houma-Thibodaux area are rising slightly, according to data provided by the California-based real estate tracking firm First American CoreLogic.